A World Apart: a moving and emotional Lancashire saga about one woman’s resolve to start afresh
Jan 2013 · Random House
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If you like Katie Flynn, Rosie Clarke and Catherine Cookson, you will love this captivating and heart -warming saga by bestselling and prizewinning author Marie Joseph. We meet Daisy Bell again (A Better World Than This) - in the aftermath of war, can she build a new life?
'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly
'Marie Joseph has the same rare, magical gift as Catherine Cookson for turning everyday people with everyday lives into the stuff of fascination.' -- Kent Evening Post
'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News
'Marie Joseph's descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read...' -- ***** Reader review
'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review
'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader
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IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, CAN SHE BUILD A NEW LIFE?
1947: The war is over, finally.
Life at Daisy Penny's Blackpool boarding house, Shangri-La, is good - as good as it can be when you've got to feed your family and guests on rations and your husband is sickly. But still she carries on...
However, when tragedy strikes, the indomitable Daisy makes the difficult decision to cut her ties, sell her boarding-house in Blackpool and start a new life in the country.
Has she the strength to start afresh?
Daisy's story started in A Better World Than This, which won the Romantic Novelists' Award.
'Marie Joseph is an amazing success story' -- Woman's Weekly
'Marie Joseph has the same rare, magical gift as Catherine Cookson for turning everyday people with everyday lives into the stuff of fascination.' -- Kent Evening Post
'She is a winner every time she writes' -- Manchester Evening News
'Marie Joseph's descriptions and turn of phrase are a joy to read...' -- ***** Reader review
'Loved this story, pure escapism' -- ***** Reader review
'Compelling and very readable - recommended for an afternoon relaxing read.' -- ***** Reader
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IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY, CAN SHE BUILD A NEW LIFE?
1947: The war is over, finally.
Life at Daisy Penny's Blackpool boarding house, Shangri-La, is good - as good as it can be when you've got to feed your family and guests on rations and your husband is sickly. But still she carries on...
However, when tragedy strikes, the indomitable Daisy makes the difficult decision to cut her ties, sell her boarding-house in Blackpool and start a new life in the country.
Has she the strength to start afresh?
Daisy's story started in A Better World Than This, which won the Romantic Novelists' Award.
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About the author
Marie Joseph was born in Lancashire and was educated at Blackburn High School for Girls. Before her marriage she was in the Civil Service. She now lives in Middlesex with her husband, a retired chartered engineer, and they have two married daughters and eight grandchildren. Marie Joseph began her writing career as a short-story writer and she now uses her Northern background to enrich her bestselling novels. Down-to-earth characters bring a vivid authenticity to her stories, which were written with both humour and poignancy. Her novel: A Better World Than This won the 1987 Romantic Novelist's Association Major Award.
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